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Kiki's Delivery Service — vocabulary companion
魔女の宅急便
A page-by-page vocabulary companion for reading the novel: every word with its reading, meaning and the page it appears on. Study only as far as you have read. Bring your own copy of the book.
All 105 words
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お話おはなしstory, talenoun
はじまりはじまりbeginning, startnoun
深いふかいdeepi-adjective
森もりforest, woodsnoun
なだらかなだらかgentle, sloping gentlyna-adjective
草山くさやまgrassy hillnoun
はさまれるはさまれるto be sandwiched between, to be nestled betweenverb
町まちtownnoun
南みなみsouthnoun
さがるさがるto go down, to slope downwardverb
坂さかslope, hillnoun
こげるこげるto burn, to be scorchedverb
屋根やねroofnoun
ならぶならぶto line up, to stand in a rowverb
まん中まんなかthe very middle, centrenoun
駅えきstationnoun
はなれるはなれるto be apart, to be some distance awayverb
かたまるかたまるto gather together, to clusterverb
役所やくしょgovernment office, town hallnoun
警察署けいさつしょpolice stationnoun
消防署しょうぼうしょfire stationnoun
学校がっこうschoolnoun
ふつうふつうordinary, usualna-adjective
気をつけるきをつけるto pay attention, to look carefullyexpression
てっぺんてっぺんthe very top, summitnoun
ぶらさがるぶらさがるto hang down, to dangleverb
銀色ぎんいろsilver (colour)noun
鈴すずbellnoun
嵐あらしstormnoun
ときどきときどきsometimes, now and thenadverb
音おとsound, noisenoun
見あわせるみあわせるto look at one anotherverb
おっちょこちょいおっちょこちょいscatterbrained, careless (person)noun
ひっかけるひっかけるto catch (on something), to hookverb
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笑いあうわらいあうto laugh togetherverb
うわさうわさrumour, talk, gossipnoun
ちょいちょいちょいちょいevery so often, frequentlyadverb
鳴らすならすto ring, to sound (something)verb
東ひがしeastnoun
はずれはずれoutskirts, edgenoun
うつすうつすto shift, to move (one's gaze)verb
住むすむto live, to resideverb
のぞくのぞくto peek, to look inverb
通りとおりstreet, roadnoun
面するめんするto face, to front ontoverb
門もんgatenoun
柱はしらpillar, postnoun
くしゃみくしゃみsneezenoun
薬くすりmedicinenoun
ふだふだsign, tag, plaquenoun
緑色みどりいろgreen (colour)noun
ペンキペンキpaintnoun
ぬるぬるto paint, to coatverb
戸とdoornoun
広いひろいwide, spaciousi-adjective
庭にわgarden, yardnoun
左奥ひだりおくthe back leftnoun
平屋ひらやsingle-storey housenoun
葉はleafnoun
とがるとがるto be pointed, to taperverb
草くさgrass, herbnoun
ならべるならべるto arrange in a row, to line up (things)verb
植えるうえるto plantverb
一面いちめんthe whole area, all overnoun
においにおいsmell, scentnoun
ただようただようto drift, to waftverb
台所だいどころkitchennoun
鍋なべpot, pannoun
銅どうcoppernoun
居間いまliving roomnoun
正面しょうめんfront, facing sidenoun
壁かべwallnoun
絵えpicture, paintingnoun
写真しゃしんphotographnoun
枝えだbranch, twignoun
たばねるたばねるto bundle, to tie togetherverb
ほうきほうきbroomnoun
かざるかざるto decorate, to displayverb
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家族かぞくfamilynoun
話し声はなしごえtalking voices, the sound of conversationnoun
きこえるきこえるto be audible, to reach the earverb
どうやらどうやらapparently, it seemsadverb
出発しゅっぱつdeparture, setting offnoun
そろそろそろそろsoon, before longadverb
まかせるまかせるto entrust, to leave (a matter) to someoneverb
ぐずぐずぐずぐずdawdling, dragging one's feetadverb
わけにはいかないわけにはいかないcannot (afford to), it won't do toexpression
不満ふまんdissatisfaction, discontentna-adjective
むすめむすめdaughternoun
魔女まじょwitchnoun
はしくれはしくれa mere fragment; one of the least of a groupnoun
ちゃんとちゃんとproperly, seriouslyadverb
まじめまじめserious, earnestna-adjective
考えるかんがえるto think, to considerverb
うるさいうるさいnoisy; annoying, naggyi-adjective
その気になるそのきになるto feel like it, to become willingexpression
むだむだuseless, pointless, a wastena-adjective
おちつくおちつくto be calm, to settle downverb
気が気じゃないきがきじゃないto be beside oneself with worryexpression
責任せきにんresponsibilitynoun
感じるかんじるto feel, to senseverb
呼ぶよぶto call, to nameverb
一家いっかa household, the whole familynoun
伝統でんとうtraditionnoun
正真正銘しょうしんしょうめいgenuine, the real thingexpression
A companion word list for 魔女の宅急便 by Eiko Kadono (角野栄子), not affiliated with or endorsed by its author or publisher. It lists vocabulary, readings, meanings and the page each word appears on — it does not reproduce the text of the work, and you will need your own copy to read alongside it.
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